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Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail stirs passions

By Jason Blevins, The Colorado Sun | December 19, 2018

The “high-priority” 83-mile trail will encounter highways, rivers and neighbors concerned about limiting the impact on wildlife and the environment as the state pursues a more expansive trail connection

Water Desk

Sending water to Lake Powell may, or may not, benefit boaters on Green, Gunnison, Colorado and San Juan rivers

By Brent Gardner-Smith | December 17, 2018

If drought persists, up to 2 million acre-feet of water may be released from Flaming Gorge, Blue Mesa and Navajo reservoirs to boost the falling level of water in Lake Powell.

Plans to reduce water use through ‘demand management’ next on tap for upper-basin states

By Brent Gardner-Smith | December 15, 2018

Programs are now expected to be put together in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico to bolster Lake Powell, and protect current and future uses in the upper Colorado River basin.

Water district clings to conditional water rights in Holy Cross Wilderness

By Brent Gardner-Smith | December 15, 2018

Engineer says water rights in the wilderness may not be not necessary to reach the Fry-Ark Project’s maximum diversions.

Water Desk

Upper Colorado River basin states approve drought-management agreements

By Brent Gardner-Smith | December 13, 2018

Upper basin states vote to execute agreements, lower basin states given until Jan. 31 to approve their agreements.

Judge wants more info from city of Aspen in Castle, Maroon dam cases

By Brent Gardner-Smith | December 3, 2018

The city’s two diligence cases are now before a water court judge, and he’s seeking more information before making a decision.

Colorado water agencies going different ways on White River dam project

By Brent Gardner-Smith | November 29, 2018

The Colorado Water Conservation Board has given four grants worth nearly $850,000 for a project the Colorado Division of Water Resources says is “speculative.”

Colorado River water district endorses state policy on Lake Powell drought plan

By Brent Gardner-Smith | November 27, 2018

The River District board approves a state policy it lobbied for, but vote still key in ongoing regional drought contingency planning effort.

Water Desk

Ruedi Reservoir getting tapped for more water releases into Fryingpan

By Brent Gardner-Smith | November 24, 2018

Low water and competing interests making water management at Ruedi Reservoir more complicated, and more coordinated.

Delving deeper into ‘anticipatory mandatory curtailment’ in Colorado

By Brent Gardner-Smith | November 22, 2018

Can the state curtail water use to avoid violating the Colorado Compact? Views differ.

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